PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kane Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyriakos Seikkeris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Yamada
vs
Seikkeris

190 cm
37
197 lbs
40 - 15 - 1

180 cm
32
210 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

ONI

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Kane Yamada!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyriakos Seikkeris!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Seikkeris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Seikkeris jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yamada paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good exchange - Yamada coming out on top.

It looks like Kyriakos Seikkeris has been cut.

Seikkeris drives through and clinches with Yamada against the cage.
Yamada pushes Seikkeris back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yamada lands with a right to the head.
Yamada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yamada managing to block the knees to the body from Seikkeris.
Our sources have told us that Yamada has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Yamada managing to block the knees to the body from Seikkeris.

Yamada breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seikkeris tries to clinch but Yamada is having none of it.
Seikkeris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yamada paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Seikkeris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yamada swats away the attempt to clinch by Seikkeris.
An inside leg kick lands from Yamada.
Seikkeris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yamada throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamada. Seikkeris does a little dance to reset his feet.

Yamada instigates a clinch.
Yamada avoids the elbow strike from Seikkeris, against the cage.
Yamada blocks an elbow strike from Seikkeris.
Yamada gets through Seikkeris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Seikkeris looking to throw knees to the head but Yamada is blocking nicely.
Yamada makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yamada misses with a punch on the inside.
Yamada gets through Seikkeris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Seikkeris scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yamada.
Yamada lands a nice uppercut.
Yamada blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yamada is trying to break the clinch but Seikkeris is controlling him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yamada prevents a body shot from Seikkeris.
Yamada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamada looking to slow down the pace here.
Yamada misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yamada breaks the clinch.
Yamada lands with a shot to the body.
Seikkeris tries to clinch up
and Yamada makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yamada shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Seikkeris eats them both and turns towards Yamada to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Yamada throws a right and a left that Seikkeris avoids nicely.
Seikkeris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yamada.
Yamada lands a nice hook to Seikkeris's body. Seikkeris takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yamada avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yamada misses with a looping right.
Seikkeris wants to clinch
and Yamada makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Yamada has Seikkeris up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada avoiding damage as Seikkeris throws knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Seikkeris.
Seikkeris working Yamada over with knees to the body.
Yamada struggles to land a body shot inside as Seikkeris controls his hands.
Yamada misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yamada.
Seikkeris lands a nice uppercut.
Seikkeris with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Seikkeris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Seikkeris using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seikkeris prevents a body shot from Yamada.
Yamada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yamada tries a body shot but Seikkeris blocks it.

Yamada breaks the clinch.
Seikkeris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Seikkeris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yamada goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seikkeris throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yamada.
Seikkeris is looking to clinch but Yamada is avoiding it.
Kyriakos Seikkeris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamada throws a solid leg kick but Seikkeris takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yamada.
Yamada throws a body punch but Seikkeris moves out of range.
Yamada avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yamada fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Yamada misses.
Nice body kick from Seikkeris.
Yamada scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Seikkeris throws a low kick, looking for Yamada's leg but Yamada calmly moves out of range.
Seikkeris looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yamada swats away the attempt to clinch by Seikkeris.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamada throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Seikkeris is looking to clinch but Yamada is avoiding it.
Yamada connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kane Yamada will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kyriakos Seikkeris's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Seikkeris chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Seikkeris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Seikkeris throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yamada lands a head shot.
Yamada throws a head kick but Seikkeris moves out of range.
Yamada blocks a head kick by Seikkeris.
Seikkeris on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Seikkeris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yamada throws a front kick aimed at Seikkeris's knee but Seikkeris avoids it well.
Yamada moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yamada is looking to wear down Seikkeris with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Seikkeris darts in trying to clinch
and Yamada counters with a left to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seikkeris tries to clinch up.
Seikkeris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada tries to land a body kick

and Seikkeris counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Yamada lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Seikkeris.
Seikkeris lands an elbow inside that Yamada shrugs off.
Yamada lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Seikkeris.
Yamada lands with a right to the head.
Yamada is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Yamada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Seikkeris's elbow.
Yamada throws a head punch that misses.
Seikkeris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yamada creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Yamada lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Seikkeris throws an elbow but misses.
Yamada lands a shoulder strike.
Kane Yamada has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seikkeris.
Seikkeris has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Yamada seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Seikkeris can turn it around.
Yamada blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Seikkeris creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Seikkeris tries a knee to the head but Yamada blocks it.
Seikkeris blocking some punches.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Yamada here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Seikkeris takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Yamada escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Seikkeris tries a head kick but it misses.
Seikkeris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yamada buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yamada throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Yamada takes the fight into the clinch.
Yamada pushes Seikkeris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Seikkeris misses with a knee strike.
Seikkeris trying to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Yamada.
Yamada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seikkeris keeps control of Yamada as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Seikkeris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yamada throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada stalling in the clinch but Seikkeris improves position.
Yamada lands a shoulder strike.
Yamada misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Yamada scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yamada tries to circle away but Seikkeris has him pinned against the cage.
Yamada blocks an elbow strike from Seikkeris.
Yamada scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Yamada.
Yamada lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Seikkeris is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Yamada fails to land.
Seikkeris is still on wobbly legs! Can Yamada finish him?
Yamada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Seikkeris creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yamada's defenses.
Seikkeris seems to have recovered his senses.
Seikkeris is trying to maintain a safe position but Yamada gets an underhook and turns Seikkeris into the cage.
Yamada lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seikkeris unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yamada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamada digs a right hand underneath Seikkeris's ribcage. Seikkeris let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamada scores with a nice hook to the head.
Seikkeris missing with knees to the body.
Yamada lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Seikkeris trying to stall but Yamada improves his position.
Seikkeris pushes Yamada back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Seikkeris throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yamada lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Seikkeris trying to control the position but instead, Yamada has worked for underhooks and has pushed Seikkeris into the cage.
Yamada creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Seikkeris with a big uppercut! Seikkeris tries to clinch up but Yamada pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Seikkeris to the mat! Seikkeris covers up and Yamada unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kane Yamada!
Kane Yamada retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Kane Yamada, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.